Month: December 2017

  • Happy New Year

    Wishing people Happy New Year on a blog like this always seems tricky – so I am going to keep it simple. I am leaving the photos to good old Instagram and their #BestOf2017 and I will simply raise a glass to each of you and a year well spent. Here’s to 2018. #travel

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    End of year awards

    As 2017 nears its end it is time to pick out a few folks who have set an example we can follow for the year ahead. So here are the 2017 iCons of the Year. React like the producers of All The Money In the World Weeks before the release of All The Money In…

  • Diving into Christmas

    Christmas is here. I will keep this one pretty brief and just wish you all a very merry Christmas. I’m back with my folks for the day. In our house Christmas involves engaging in the classic festive pursuits of eating, drinking, relaxing, opening presents…and diving into the pool. Well the opportunity arose and it seemed…

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    Did you know Jeremy Corbyn won a peace prize?

    I am not a big one for slagging off the press and ranting about media bias. There are a few reasons for this; I have, on occasion been part of the problem, and I am aware that a number of factors will play on whether a story sees the light of day or not. Among…

  • Waffles and truffles at Monty Bojangles

    The weather has taken a turn for the cold and wet recently. The best thing to do at this time of year is find a nice warm spot to curl up for some refreshments. This morning S and I headed out to Reigate in search of brunch. After wandering along the High Street in the…

  • Time’s Person of the Year 2017: The Silence Breakers is perfect and hopeful

    Can we take a moment to appreciate the gulf between Time’s Person of the Year 2016 and the People of the Year 2017 please? Last year, United States President Donald Trump graced the cover. He claimed he was set up to do so again this year, something the magazine has refuted. Thank god he hasn’t.…

  • Christmas songs you want to listen to

    Christmas is here and that means the strains of Christmas music will be heading our way in a tidal wave of saccharine tunes. The other night at my work Christmas party – yes, we’ve had it already – the novelty of the same Christmas songs you hear every year did wear thin a bit quickly.…